Conestoga College: Proposal for Study - Managerial Staff Contribution

This document presents a research proposal focusing on the contribution of managerial staff to the achievement of organizational goals. The proposal outlines the research question: "what are the major contributions of managerial staff towards the achievement of the organizational goals?" It in...Read More

Running head: PROPOSAL FOR STUDY
PROPOSAL FOR STUDY
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

1PROPOSAL FOR STUDY
TO: [e-mail]
FROM: [your email address]
DATE: [date submitted]
SUBJECT: Proposal to study the contribution of managerial staff
Dear Sir,
This letter is to request your approval on the selected research topic. I would like to
develop a research on the contribution of the managerial staff in attaining the goals the
have been set by the organizational administration.
The organizational goals are majorly set by the administrative and the higher
management of the given business organization. The achievement of the goals tends to
result from a greater contribution of the managerial staff as well as the employees of the
organization. In my research, I would like to shed light on the role played by the
managerial staff in the achievement of the organizational goals as well. Some of the
most credible sources for the research are the articles by
The major research question that I intend to explore in this paper is “what are the major
contributions of managerial staff towards the achievement of the organizational goals?”.
The paper will present a review of the existing literature on the aforementioned topic.
The major literature that will be reviewed in this case refers to the peer-reviewed
sources in terms of the impact of the managerial decision making within the
organization as well the various issues that are related to the development of the
employee engagement within the organization. The research would also attempt a
discussion on the impact of the organizational leadership styles on the achievement of
the organizational goals as well as the incorporation of the processes for employee
engagement within the organization as well.
Katsikea, E., Theodosiou, M., & Morgan, R. E. (2015). Why people quit: Explaining
employee turnover intentions among export sales managers. International
Business Review, 24(3), 367-379. Available at DOI:
10.1016/j.ibusrev.2014.08.009
Katsikea, Theodosiou and Morgan (2015) in the article entitled “Why people quit:
Explaining employee turnover intentions among export sales managers” discusses the
issues that lead to the attrition of the employees within the organization. The majority of
the issues that have been discussed in the paper highlights the impact of the leadership
within the given business organization. The article further highlights the various reasons
that are cited by the employees of the organization owing to their resignation from the
organizations. The article also sheds light on the various issues that are highlighted
within the organization in terms of the managerial obligations and processes that are
presented within the business organization as well.

2PROPOSAL FOR STUDY
The proposed schedule for the research paper is as tabulated below.
Task Name Duration Start Finish
Research plan 82 days 8/28/19 11/20/19
Secondary data collection 12 days 8/28/19 9/10/19
Search for web articles and peer
reviewed journals 7 days 8/28/19 9/3/19
Selection of significant sources 2 days 9/3/19 9/5/19
Designing the research layout 3 days 9/8/19 9/11/19
Milestone 1: Secondary data
collected 0 days 9/11/19 9/11/19
Literature review 21 days 9/11/19 10/2/19
Critical evaluation of collected data 12 days 9/11/19 9/23/19
Annotated bibliography 4 days 9/23/19 9/27/19
Literature review formation 5 days 9/27/19 10/2/19
Milestone 2: Literature review
completed 0 days 10/2/19 10/2/19
Research methodology and
Analysis 11 days 10/2/19 10/13/19
Identification of research
techniques 5 days 10/2/19 10/7/19
Validity and reliability study 6 days 10/7/19 10/13/19
Milestone 3: Research methods
selected 0 days 10/13/19 10/13/19
Data collection from primary
sources 15 days 10/13/19 10/28/19
Gather raw data 7 days 10/13/19 10/20/19
Data analysis using SPSS 8 days 10/20/19 10/28/19
Milestone 4: primary data analyzed 0 days 10/28/19 10/28/19
Conclusion of the Study 23 days 10/28/19 11/20/19
Rough draft formation 10 days 10/28/19 11/7/19
Discuss with professor 6 days 11/7/19 11/13/19
Make amendments and submit 7 days 11/13/19 11/20/19
Milestone 5: Project concluded 0 days 11/20/19 11/20/19

3PROPOSAL FOR STUDY
The major factors that might pose an issue in the development of the research paper
mainly refer to my engagement in the part time job that I undertake at a local coffee
shop. My involvement at the coffee shop would take up a certain amount of time that
need to be devoted to the research ideas. I would also face issues due to the scheduled
meet with the concerned professor regarding the various doubts and the issues that
might prop up while I continue with the development of the research paper. After the
completion of the paper, I would like to ask my peers to help me with the proofreading of
the paper.
Thus, I would be highly obliged if you kindly review my request to continue with the
research in the given topic. Kindly provide your approval for the research and oblige.
Thanking You,
[Your Name]

4PROPOSAL FOR STUDY
References and Bibliography
Alhosani, A. A., Singh, S. K., & Al Nahyan, M. T. (2017). Role of school leadership and climate
in student achievement: The mediating role of parental involvement. International
Journal of Educational Management, 31(6), 843-851. Available at DOI: 10.1108/IJEM-
05-2016-0113
Chen, P., Sparrow, P., & Cooper, C. (2016). The relationship between person-organization fit
and job satisfaction. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 31(5), 946-959. Available at
DOI: 10.1108/JMP-08-2014-0236
Katsikea, E., Theodosiou, M., & Morgan, R. E. (2015). Why people quit: Explaining employee
turnover intentions among export sales managers. International Business Review, 24(3),
367-379. Available at DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2014.08.009
Patiar, A., & Wang, Y. (2016). The effects of transformational leadership and organizational
commitment on hotel departmental performance. International Journal of Contemporary
Hospitality Management, 28(3), 586-608. Available at DOI: 10.1108/IJCHM-01-2014-
0050